A bond is a debt investment in which an investor loans money to an entity (typically...

 

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A bond is a debt investment in which an investor loans money to an entity (typically corporate or governmental) which borrows the funds for a defined period of time at a variable or fixed interest rate. Suppose the bond issued by Logan Inc. has 5-year maturity with coupon of 12%. 4.1. If the yield to maturity is 10%, compute the bond value. Compute the modified duration of this bond. Use the modified duration to estimate the change in price if the interest rate decreases by 0.50%. 4.2. 4.3. A bond is a debt investment in which an investor loans money to an entity (typically corporate or governmental) which borrows the funds for a defined period of time at a variable or fixed interest rate. Suppose the bond issued by Logan Inc. has 5-year maturity with coupon of 12%. 4.1. If the yield to maturity is 10%, compute the bond value. Compute the modified duration of this bond. Use the modified duration to estimate the change in price if the interest rate decreases by 0.50%. 4.2. 4.3.

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To calculate the bond value modified duration and estimate the change in price we need to use the following information Coupon rate 12 Yield to maturi... View the full answer